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I believe the proper thing to do, now that the matter has been brought up is for the County of Lincoln and the Township of South Grimsby to unite in : reâ€"establishment of roads and bridges at this point. & There are now three bridge and two of these are less than There is a bridge crossing the creek just south of Camp‘s school house another at the old Bridgman farm, about a thirdâ€"mile west of the first one and the third spans the creek less than a mile west of the second one. If the roads in this vicinity had been 1 extended straight south, with a good brid; would have served the purposes of the w â€"It perhaps would not be possible to do away with the three old bridges row; Bbut at least two of them could be abandoned if the stone road extended I presume the cause for the stone road stopping at Adams corner was on account of the fact that there were already so many bridges across the Twenty in that vicinity that the municipal officers of bygone days hesitated to add to the number by extending the stone road straight south over the creek. As a road driver of long experience I have often wondered why the stone road running south from GRIMSBY ceased to exist at Adams corner, taking the Buckbee road to Smithville instead of extending straight south over the Twenty. The leader of the Conservative party made a very forcible speech touchâ€" ing upon all the policies of the Government and criticizing many of them, especially the Government‘s action toward the Hydro Electricâ€"System and its woeful waste of public money on the highway system. A Needed Extension of Road. j A movemend# is now on foot to extend the Grimsby and Smithville stone roadâ€"straight south across the Twentyâ€"Mile Creek, the new extension comâ€" mencing at what is known as Adams corner on the Buckbee road. As a matter of fact the U. F. O. speaker who gave expression to these statements did not know what he was talking about, because, as a general thing, the woman living in the city often envies the farmer‘s wife, whom she looks upon as the monarch of all she surveys when she is able to place on ker own table all the luxuries raised on the farm, while the city woman has to pay through the nose for everything she places on her table which comes from the farm. Thousands of city women think it would be the acme of perfection and happiness to live in the country, and city people generally are ambitious to some day be able to buy a place in the country where they can revel in the beauties and bounties of nature. He made reference to the alarming expenditure of over six and millions of dollars, last year, on highways, and as a result "we have five miles of good road." C Mr. Ferguson said that some of the U. F. 0. speakers were misleading the farmers, for political purposes, and party advantage, and he instanced the case of the speaker who bewailed the sad lot of the farmer‘s wife compared to that of her city sister, living in ease and luxury. s M As a matter of fact! Premier Drury has grown so big and become so magâ€" mificent, in his own estimation, that the U. F. 0. and the Labor groups look small to him and he would like to become leader of a greater group, to be eomposed of the Farmer, Labor and Liberal members, which would eventually develop into the Farmerâ€"Liberal group and later on into the big Liberal group, with Premier Drury as its Free Trade leader. The Hon. Howard Ferguson, leader of the Conservative group in the House, followed Mr. Dewart and made humorous reference to the fact that if Premier Drury "broadened out‘" Leader Dewart would be flattened out. â€"â€" Mr. Dewart wound up by calling upon the Premier not to deceive himself as leader of the parliamentary Farmerâ€"Labor group in the House, because ‘"the manifest intention of the ‘broadening out‘ policy is not coâ€"operation beâ€" tween those who may have similar views and progressive ideas, but an autoâ€" eratic exercise of the power of Government by absorption and the elimination of opposition." Mr. Dewart is evidently right in his contention and has placed his finger right on the button when he says that Premier Drury intends not to coâ€"operâ€" ate with members of similar ideas, but! to steal these members from the other parties for the purpose of strengthening his own hand and making himself king of the castle. Drury‘s game is not to originate and organize a People‘s Partyâ€"but to organize a Drury Sitâ€"tight Party. #Wovrernment to be Heckled. A The second session of the Ontario Legislature since the formation of the Prury Government is now sitting in Toronto and bids fair to be a much more lively session than the first one was,. f On Thursday last both the Liberal and Conservative leaders spoke in reply to the speech from the throne and neither one of them hesitated to criticize the Government severely. Mr. Dewart went through the whole course of Premier Drury‘s career for the past two years, quoting his speeches, in which he was very pronounced against having anything to do with the Liberals or Conservatives, up until about threeâ€"months ago, when he began to take on the "broadening out" policy in order to grab a few members from either party, if possible, to save his political life. Mr. Dewart cfeated a ripple of laughter when he said: "We tilled the ground; we sowed the seed; but we have to admit that the U. F. O. harvest hands came in and took a larger share of the crop than those who had sown the grain." Mr. Hartley Dewart, leader of the Liberal party, made some very scathing remarks about Premier Drury‘s "broadening out‘" programme and intimated quite clearly that it was Mr. Drury‘s intention to steal the Liberal members and add them to his party, if possible. Mr. Dewart recited the fact that in the summer of 1919 Mr. Drury had seclared that "between the U. F. 0. and the dead, defunct and discredited Liberal organization there can be neither amalgamation, unification or enâ€" dorsation;" and at the same time Mr. R. H. Halbert had declared that "no Grit or Tory would be allowed on a U. F. O. platform"â€"but since then Mr. Drury had thoroughly "broadened out"â€"the "save our ship" signal had been sent out and now the watchword was "whosoever will may. come." Although the second session is only a few days old, it looks as if things were going to be altogether differentâ€"and more lively. Mr. Dewart intimated that the platform of the Liberal party was broad enough to take in all classes of the people and in certain cases the United Farmers of Ontario had attacked the Liberals and shown their broadness by allowing a Conservative to win a riding where the Liberals had given way to the U.â€"F. 0. candidate. $ In other words the once "discredited and defunct Liberal organization* would now be. welcomed to swell the ranks of the U. F. O., which sees staring it in the face a minority in the Legislative halls. In the first session of the Legislature, under the new Government, reither the Liberals or Conservatives took a very active part and the critiâ€" cisms of the Government were very few. TWO THE PEOPLE‘S PAPER ESTABLISHED 1885 JAS. A. LIVINGSTON & SONS, Owners and Publishers. Premier Drury himselfrwillr reply to the speech of the two party leadet Issued every Wednesday from the Office of Publishers, Main and Oak Streets, Grimsby. 4 THE INDEPENDENT Member Canadian Weekly Newspaper Association. JAS. A. LIVINGSTON, General Manager J. A. M. LIVINGSTON, Business Manager J. ORLON LIVINGSTON, Editor # s# o #% &# # x TELEPHONE 36. S aC had been laid out properly and the stone road good bridge over the Twenty, that one bridge of the whole community. iA cross the Twenty, within a mile and half mile apart. $ re of over six and a half a result "we have four or rogressive a half a ncrease 1918â€"1919 ... .. .. .. . .$ 41,00 Increage 1919â€"1920 .> :;*..~...>186.00 There has been a considerable inâ€" crease in the salaries of teachers, and for the first time rural teachers get & larger salary than urban teachers. The increase in rural teachers‘ salarâ€" ies is largely due to the increase in the government grants on salaries of rural teachers. The majority of teachers prefer teaching in urban schools, fotr reasons that are obvious, and there is a steady flow of teachers from rural schools to towns and cities. In ordetr to overcome this tendency the governâ€" ment decided to increase the grants on salaries of rural teachers, so as to inâ€" duce trustees in rural schools to pa® higher salaries. This plan has proved fairly effective, but it is very a’;idi}{lcull: to convince some trustee boards that it will pay them tb increase the teachâ€" er‘s salary because of the larger grar on the higher salary. Regular â€"grant on certificates. .. .. Special grant.. .. .. Amount withheld for superannuaâ€" Regular grant on rural teachers‘ salâ€" Arigs.....*~._s. €il Amount Department withheld for suâ€" perannuation in rural schools .... Special grant on ruâ€" ral teachers‘ salâ€" aries..:‘.5>..‘ .. ‘«s Grant for accomâ€" modation and equipment in ruâ€" ral schools .. ... Fifth class grant.. Rural library grant Grant toâ€" agriculâ€" ture classes .. .. Grant for domestic and hot lunches.. 2. Urban schpolsâ€" Regular â€"grant on ToroxtTto, OxTt.â€""Less than a year ago I was in a very poor. state of health; my back ached dreadfully and I could scarcely drag myself around to do my housework. I started to take Dr. Pierce‘s Favorite PrescriPtion and I cannot praise it too highly for the great benefit I received. My backâ€" ache and pains disappeared entirely and I soon was restored to perfect health. I know that Doctor Pierce‘s Favorite Prescription is the best woman‘s medicine, for I have tried others that were recommended, and nothing has ever helped me so much as the Favorite Prescription."â€"Mrsg. KatHLEEXN WHILLAXNS, 13 Brookfield St. Send 10 cents to Doctor Pierce‘s Invalids‘ Hotel in Buffalo, N. YÂ¥ for a trial package of Favo Prescription Tablets. Everybody wishesher well!â€" Happy and o radiant she starts out ;‘; \ on life‘s adventure. P M She should have Py \ health to begin with. M#A \‘ Good looks in woman {WW8 |\\\ do not depend upon M [l P\ age, but upon health. °* 'fi[ \ iÂ¥ ou never see a goodâ€" § looking woman who d is weak, runâ€"down, f irritable, out of sorts, fidgety and nervous. Headaches, backaches, and troubles of that sort are all destroyers of beauty. Men do not admire sickness. It is within the reach of every woman to be well, healthy and strong if she will take Dr. Pierce‘s Favorite Prescription. ToroxtTto, Oxt.â€""Less than a year ago I was in a very poor state of health; my back ached dreadfully and I could scarcely drag myself around to do my housework. I started to "Here Comes [ The Bride!" Surely, after the endorsation that the Methodist church and its ministers gave Spracklin, the same institution could have afforded to have given a little sympathy and support to two of Spracklin‘s pets when they got into trouble. f Stanley Hallam, in whose hands the gun was went it went off, gave himâ€" self up to the police and made the statement that the revolver had been exâ€" ploded accidendally. He also stated that he and his brother had bought their revolvers from the Rev. J. 0. L. Spracklin and paid fortyâ€"nine dollars, each, for them. & The only thing I notice amiss in this matter is that the Methodist church has failed to do its duty in connection with the ‘Hallam brothers.by not rushâ€" ing to their aid and eulogizing their condition, the same as the church had done in the case of the Rev. J. O. L. Spracklin. > a Two of these three old bridges have been practically in disuse for the past year on account of the unsafe condition in which they wereâ€"one of them actually fell down while a team and load of lumber was crossing it, jeoparâ€" dizing the lives of the man and team; and the other one has been marked with the "unsafe‘" sign on account of its bad condition. Hallam Brothers in the Limelight, I notice, by the daily papers, th former assistants to the Rev. J. O bootleggers near Windsor, got into lastâ€"one of them drew a revolver, and struck a woman in the next ro: Hallam claimed he did not intend to shoot, but that the gun went off accidentally; he drew the gun merely to frighten his brother and make him let go a death grip the brother had on his throat. If the County Council would extend the stone road straight south and build a good bridge across the Twenty Creek, then the township council could close up two of the old bridges and allow the traffic to divert to the new one. This could be done at a great saving in maintenance and without injuring in the slightest degree any of the ratepayers. N south and Average salary paid in rural schools Year 1918 1919 192( $658 $723 $901 The injured woman w precarious condition. INTERESTING REPORT OFf GRANTS PAID IN 1920 Rural schoolsâ€" (Continued from page 1) THE INDEPENDENT, GRIMSBY, ONTARIO y a new brige was $6314.87 290 .91 570 .80 412 .00 109,.16 236 .45 140 .1 Gov‘t ,g,\ !lir‘f]: \ T 1 90 16 as 10 built across the Twenty at that point hurried to a hospital and at last reports was in County 109 164 $901 65 .00 79 O0 room that the Hallam Brothers, of Toronto, two O. L. Spracklin in his campaign against to a fight amongst themselves on Sunday . a shot from which passed through a wall 30 16 The carrying out of the provisions ot this act will be the greatest problem for the school authorities during the coming year. School attendance offiâ€" cers will be expected to bring about a reasonable compliance with the proâ€" visions of the act. The increased atâ€" tendance will not require increaset school boards .. .. ... ..$115625.00 Cost per pupil for rural SChOOls ; .> ..> > cuy 1: 4enx x . 32.66 Amount paid out by urban ‘agchool boards.~. .. «:. . 48591.:00 Cost per pupil for urban SChools :. > . . »xs YAllsras. 30 .96 Increase in cost per pupil rural Schools over 1919 ... ..:.. .. $2 .91 Increase in cost per pupil urâ€" ban schools over 1919.. .. .. 3.69 INCREASED ACCOMMODATIONS 1. In Merritton a@a twoâ€"roomed building was erected on a site across the street from the Central School. /Phe building is fitted up as a Kinder. garten and Primary School, and is equipped with steam heating, lava. tories, teacher‘s room, and upâ€"toâ€"date seating. The Kindergarten room is large and has a bow window the full width of the south end. Merritton is to be congratulated on having one of the best) Primary school jbuildings in the province. This act comes into force in Sepâ€" tember, 1921. Section 3 says: & _ "Every adolescent between fourteen and sixteen years of age shall attend school for the full time durinsy which the â€"schools of the municipality in which he resides are open each year, unless excused for the reasons hereâ€" inafter mentioned." ance. (JNAis is @ lairily, sa figure and shows an improve last year. Iâ€"might say that of our best schools the ay tendance is over 90 per co possiblev-ittendance. But schools where the average a SCchools. ..<.) 7.@2%k.. Yaaites Total number pupils in SCchools. . .‘ : =adg. vxal ies ‘Total in county .:« .. i:*x>.% Amount paid out by rur SsCHOOL ATTENDANCE The average attendance has been somewhat improved during the year. Each municipality appointed a school attendance officer and the majority of these officers did efficient work. Total amount of all grants ..} ... ...$12408.16 $1 Cost of education and num! pupils enrolled: Total number pupils in rural ; as low as 60 pe ible attendance. THEF ADOLESCENT SCHOOL ACT tion schools 2 n urban rage attendance ent. of the posâ€" in urban al 16 $1098 .88 number of in man attendâ€" factory nt over C l 1408 4948 3540 ; aQe «B o e oBe aB aBe eB eBe oBe oBeaBe aBe «e aZe aBe oBe aGeaBe Be aBe aGe aGe aBe oBe oBeeZeoBe aBeaQecZeae afocQecTeaBe afecQecQenRenQecQeaSe afocQecQeofer | AeoGerQeeQea® Apples for Everbody t n en asfich i arted t td One point I should like to call to the attention of the council is the fact that a pupil who passes the high school entrance examination before the age ofâ€"16 must continue at school until 16 years of age, or until examâ€" ination equal tb the junior matriculaâ€" tion examination has been passed. This may make it necessary to have accommodations in most schools of this county. N:3 :SPIES:!.**.:4:"~1..%°::..} Nes NO. 3 BALDWINS::.;..,..\\..~.. NO. 3 GEEENINGSâ€":..:..!./... Â¥GALLON®.:.@a .x K 4. q / 1.sl.5 s GALLONS:..;.:...:.., t GALLONS .. "..:... ..‘ Jas. A. Livingston, FURNACES â€" ~~_TROUGHING GENERAL TIN WORK BIRDS STORE reasonable price. The PIPELESS plan of furnace is proving itself in many homes throughout the district. In several cases where ordinâ€" ary furnaces were not giving entire satisfaction they have been successfully converted to the PIPELESS plan stoves and furnaces. Have your furnace work and troughing done by an expert. Fourteen years‘ practical experience in this line of work.. Esâ€" timates cheerfully and promptly given. DAVID CLOUGHLEY These infectionâ€"killing Peps areâ€" not swallowed into the stomach. . They disâ€" solve on the tongue and give off powerful fumesthat disinfect the whole mouth and throat, and speedily allay inflammation or soreness. and spreading infection amongst your friends, how much safer for youto kill thegerms by taking Peps. Infectious colds, grippe, influenza and throat troubles are in,the air wherever people congregate. ‘The only difect and practical way to counteract this infection and safeguard your throat and chest, is to take Peps which leps contain no opium or other narâ€" cotic and are the favourite, safe family remedy for Coughs, Colds, Chills, Sore Throat, Bronchkitisorotherchesttroubles. All chemists and dealers 50c. box, 3 for $1.25. Fow Trial Sample send Peps Co.. Toronto, 10. stamp. UPROOQT THE TROUBLE Reliable work performed efficiently and promptly at a procure and install repairs for all well known makes of Store Phone 320 Bring your own barrels Fresh Cider of â€" the fifth class work taken up in many of our rural schools, where pupils do not wish to attend high school. There has been an increasing interâ€" est in educational affairs and it was felt that our schools would benefit greatly if meetings of those interested in education could be held and the (Continued on page 3.) Wednesday, February ..... :PER GALLON 30c ..... PER GALLON 25c = Grimsby. TRUSTEES‘ ASSOCIATIONS House Phone 222W $2.00 $1.75 $1.50 PER BARREL PER BARREL PER BARREL CGRIMSBY 35C 30¢ IQ21